Faculty can obtain full document delivery services by filling out the interlibrary loan request form, whether the item is owned by Bailey Library or is to be obtained from another institution. Articles will be digitized and sent to the faculty member's email address. Questions should be directed to Joe Drobney, 724-738-4457.

Research Alerts

Free email alerts can be created for searches, keywords, journals, and web sites to keep you informed of the most recent developments and publications in your field of interest. For example, researchers can set up search alerts and journal alerts in EBSCO databases, keyword alerts in Google, current awareness and research alerts in RefWorks, and journal alerts on individual publisher's web sites. A personalized account can be created by choosing a username and password. EBSCO databases also support RSS feeds that can be read in an aggregator such as Bloglines. Contact your liaison librarian for additional information.

Linking Journal Articles

Most major journal article and research databases provide a "durable url*" to articles that may be copied and pasted into web pages or Blackboard course sites. For example:

EBSCO databases: Email the article to yourself, copy and paste the durable url that appears at the bottom of the email.

WILSON databases: Persistent urls are provided at the bottom of citations and abstracts. Copy and paste the url into your application.

Some durable urls expire within a set amount of time. For that reason, faculty may prefer to save articles as pdf or web files and upload or link the entire document. This type of usage must be aligned with Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers. Linking to articles via a durable url complies with copyright guidelines and vendor licensing. Consult the HELP screen for individual databases to determine specific procedures.